COLUMBIANA - Mary Joanne Sprott Pritchard, 84, of Columbiana, Ohio died February 16, 2015 at Hospice of the Valley in North Lima. She was the wife of the late Leonard Stilts Pritchard, whom she married October 15, 1974. Born January 19, 1931 in Columbiana, she was the daughter of Clarence Watson Sprott of Petersburg, Ohio and Hazel (MacIntosh) Sprott of East Palestine. Joanne was an educator, world traveler, member of the Historical Society of Columbiana/Fairfield Township, member of Columbiana's Sorosis Club, member of the Columbiana Dance Club, an avid doll collector and a lifelong resident of Columbiana. She was an elementary school teacher in the Boardman Local School system, with over 20 years at Market Street Elementary. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbiana for over four decades. She was a 1949 graduate of Columbiana High School and a 1953 graduate of Slippery Rock State Teachers' College in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education. She is survived by her stepchildren, a daughter Virginia (Ginny) Perkins and her husband Dave, both of Columbiana, and their children - Kate (Chris) Holm, Jonathan (Megan) Perkins, and Hope (Brian) Coulter, and additionally four great grandchildren. Her stepson Carl and his wife Nancy, of Frederick, Maryland and two grown sons - Adam (Ashleigh) and James. Friends will be received at calling hours at the Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home, 154 South Elm Street, Columbiana, from 5PM until 7PM Friday, February 20. Services will be held Saturday, February 21, at 11AM at the First Presbyterian Church of Columbiana with Pastor Fritz Nelson officiating, where friends may also pay their respects at 10 AM, one hour prior to the service. The Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home in Columbiana, Ohio is entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, family suggests material contributions may be made in Joanne's memory to benefit Harvey S. Firestone Park Fund at Firestone Park, 347 E. Park Avenue, Columbiana, OH 44408. Family and friends are invited to visit www.seederly-mongandbeck.com to sign the guestbook or send private condolences.